St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-29

WILSON WON ON A FOUL
The Fight for the Oolored Championship
Between Wilson and Woodson Lasts
But Six Rounds,
For the Chicago Man Fouled Several
Times and the Fight Was Given
to Wilson.
The Dauntless Reaches Queenstown
Something Like Day Behind
the Coronet.
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sails for Race Back To
America.

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Wilson, of st. Paul, and Harry WoOdson,
the '.Black Diamond" of Chicago, came
together for a fifteen-round fight Tor the
cOlored championship of the world. Wood
son fouled repeatedly III the fifth and sixth
rounds. and the fight was given to Wilson,
who already had the best of it. The opin-
ion was expressed by some of the audience
that Woodson fouled intentionally to save
the punishment which would have been
inevitable had the fight continued. Wilson
did all the leading, Woodson doing his best
to kill time by clinching and dodging.
In the first round, after short time man
oeuveriDg, Wilson led and landed on the Dia-
mond's juglar. 1t was not q hard blow, but
the Diamond backed off and cleverly lodged
q second left-hander from the st. Paul man,
aimed squarely at his face. Wilson followed
him back and they clinched. When they
broke away Wilson made feint with his
right and swung with his left, catching the
Diamond in the breast. Both men were
fresh enough when they came
up for the second round. The Dia-
mond made the first lead, but was
met by Wilson's guard. Wilson chased him
blow with his left, when the Diamond
clinched. They separated and Wilson rushed
again, swinging with his left and landing
twice on his antagonists shoulder. The
Diamond ducked under every time and
avoided the full force of the blows, but the
third time he was caught the face by a
vicious under cut. They took their corners
still quite fresh, and Wilson opened the third
round with rush, but was stopped by q
wei-aimed blow from the Dis mond, which
caught him on the shoulder. Wilson launched
a blow at the others head and the Diamond
ucked, but Wilson followed it up and struck
him
SoUARELY IN THE FACE.
This was the first hard blow struck, and the
Diamond was weakened from that time on.
After some further sparIing they clinched,
and when they broke away time was called.
in the fourth round there was little fighting,
the Diamond lodging and clinching when
Wilson struck. Time was called before
single hard knock mad been received or taken.
The fifth round was much more spirited.
Wilson sprung at his opponent and struck
him, as ne lodged vicious blow
in the back of the neck, knock
ing him to his knees. the Diamond got up
and showed fight, but was chased back to the
ropes, and after an exchange of blows at
close quarters they clinched. They came TO
the center and the Diamond led, catching
Wilson under the right arm as he raised it to
strike. Wilson came back with an undercut,
and the Diamond returned it, again Landing
on Wilson's ribs. BOth men were somewhat rat
tied, and they fought at close quarters for a
moment without result, when they clinched.
an advantage OF Wilson and threw him
heavily to the floor. Before Wilson could rise
he repeated the foul by hitting him in the
head. Wilson got up very mad, and the audi
ence raised the cry of foul. The referee de-
cided that the fight should go on, but warned
the Diamond that on the next break he would
give the fight to the wronged man. The time
was up and they took their corners.
When the sixth round opened it was
evident that Billy Wilson's usual good
temper had failed him. and they
went at each other wildly. Th Diamond was
chased back, but clinched and threw Wilson
to the floor and struck him while down a ter
rife blow in the ribs. Wilson got ups,and
sprang at him and landed two good blows,
when the Diamond tripped him again and
| they fell together on the ropes. The Diamond
was on top and he pushed Wilson over and
| would have stuck him again but for the in
| reference of the referee. who then gave the
fight to Wilson on q foul.
THE STAKES.
If the man from Chicago had acted
squarely it would undoubtedly have been il
good fight. and the large audience who paid
to see it would have gone home satisfied.
A stake of $500 was advertised as the purse
and the winner was to take all the gate
money. but the stake money is regarded as
a myth. Tommy Warren, the feather
weight champion, was the referee,
abe crowd fair fight after
tthe first foul. but when Woodson repeated
| it he left the stage in disgust. Al KrumeS
and Prof. Charles Hadley stood behind
| Woodson and Charles Donaldson and Tom
Manning seconded Wilson, Billy Hawkins
acting as timekeeper. Four-ounce gloves
| were used
! Previous to the Wilson Woodsun fight
which was to have been the grand finale, the
two MaghuneS, bantam-weights, spared
four rounds; Jim Logger and Black Frank
spared four rounds, and Black Frank and
Prof. Hadley, three rounds.